Dreams of the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn

While being a superhero might be a challenge, being a superhero’s assistant is even harder. Austin Grossman provides a look into the daily trials and travails of a struggling supervillain. This novel is from the point of view of a man just trying to achieve his dreams of world domination, only to be perpetually thwarted by the heroes. Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossmanĭoctor Impossible is a mad genius, but he just doesn’t quite seem able to pull off any of his grand plans. As it turns out, though, those who look like good guys at first…might not be that at all. It may not be available until March, but keep an eye out for Steven Brust’s novel about a team of people who learn they have superpowers, and find themselves working for a secretive organization known only as The Foundation putting their abilities to work. Martin himself), Wild Cards tells the story of the world ever since. A shared-universe series written by a broad range of incredible authors (including Roger Zelazny, Sage Walker, and George R.R. Martin, takes place in a world where an alien virus wiped out huge swaths of the population, and gave one percent of humanity superpowers.

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Dreams of the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn